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NASA Working on Possible Ways to Explore Alpha Centauri for Alien Life
Nasa is working on a tentative plan to travel to Alpha Centauri within this century. The outline involves a spacecraft that can achieve 10% of the speed of light and be ready for flight by 2069 – the 100th anniversary of Apollo 11. The yet-to-be-named project will need technology that does not yet exist, but Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) … Continue reading
Scientist Discover Ancient Marine Reptile in Remote Antarctica
A team of Argentine scientists made an important discovery in a remote part of the Antarctic Peninsula: fossils of a plesiosaur, a marine reptile of the Jurassic period, the oldest recorded on this continent. The discovered fossil is over 150 million years old. Dr. Juan Patricio O’Gorman, researcher at the National University of La Plata, explained to Sputnik Mundo that … Continue reading
‘Life’ in the Universe is Common Based on Ancient Fossil Microorganisms
A new analysis of the oldest known fossil microorganisms provides strong evidence to support an increasingly widespread understanding that life in the universe is common. The microorganisms, from Western Australia, are 3.465 billion years old. Scientists from UCLA and the University of Wisconsin–Madison report today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that two of the species … Continue reading
Frozen Embryo Born 24 Years Later
A baby has been born from an embryo frozen for nearly 25 years – possibly the longest gap between conception and birth since IVF began. The embryo was donated by a family in the US and has become the first child for a woman who would herself have been only one when the baby was conceived. The donated embryo that … Continue reading
Pulsar Planets Might be able to Support Life Despite Their Harsh Conditions
Pulsars, which are formed when a large star explodes in a supernova, doesn’t sound like the best place for a nice, cosy home, but new research suggests that there could be planets around pulsars that are hospitable to life. A study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics suggests that planets that are revolving around pulsars could actually facilitate life. … Continue reading
Ancient Turkic Monument Discovered; Surrounded by 14 Pillars with Inscriptions
Headline image: Drone aerial shot of the ancient Turkish ruins on Dongoin shiree. (North at the top.) Segments of the inscriptions and sarcophagus excavated from the hole at the center of the ruins can be seen. (September 2016) Credit: Osaka University and Institute of History and Archaeology, Mongolian Academy of Science A joint excavation team from Osaka University and the … Continue reading
‘Alien’ Minerals Found at Million-Year-Old Meteorite Strike Site in Scotland
This is really cool stuff! Essentially an ancient meteorite strike area in Scotland contains the same type of materials that were retrieved from the tail of a comet NASA was studying. via Sputniknews: Similar alien minerals had been previously collected by NASA’s Stardust Comet Sample Return Mission as space dust following the Wild 2 comet. Geologists exploring volcanic rocks on … Continue reading
Cross Species Communication: Why Do Humans Talk to Animals If They Can’t Understand?
The tendency to converse with dogs, cats, and hamsters ultimately says more about people than it does about their pets. “Do you think it’s weird that I tell Nermal I love her multiple times a day?” My sister’s question was muffled, her face stuffed in the fur of her six-month-old kitten (named for the cat from Garfield). We were sitting … Continue reading
DARPA Believes Bioengineered Spy Plants Are “The Future Of Intelligence Gathering”
If any organization embodies our idea of the classic mad inventors, just running amock with crazy ideas, it’s DARPA. A jumping dog robot? Sure. Self-guiding bullets? What can go wrong? Vertical take-off plane? Well, why not? Bioengineered spy plants? Wait, what? Yes, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – DARPA – the part of the US Department of Defense responsible … Continue reading
US Health Officials Warns of Cancer & Infertility Risk Associated With Cell Phone Use
The California Department of Public Health has issued guidelines on cell phone exposure, warning residents to keep their cell phone away from their body to reduce potential cancer and infertility risks. The release follows a legal battle initiated by UC Berkeley researcher Joel Moskowitz last year after he discovered draft documents on the issue had existed since 2010 without being … Continue reading
